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As of May 9, 2024, there are 5119 open recommendations that still need to be addressed. 412 of these are priority recommendations, those that we believe warrant priority attention. Learn more about our priority designation on our Recommendations page.

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Medicaid Managed Care: Additional Federal Action Needed to Fully Leverage New Appeals and Grievances Data

GAO-24-106627
Michelle Rosenberg
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator of CMS should implement its planned actions for analyzing the Medicaid managed care appeals and grievances data, using it for oversight, and making it publicly available. (Recommendation 2)
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Grants: AmeriCorps Should Take Multiple Actions to Better Manage Fraud Risks

GAO-24-106564
Seto J. Bagdoyan
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10 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should establish a process to plan regular fraud risk assessments in its grant programs that align with leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should require future fraud risk assessments in its grant programs to identify specific inherent fraud risks. (Recommendation 2)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should assess the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud risks as part of future fraud risk assessments. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should align the fraud risk tolerance in future fraud risk assessments with the agency's risk appetite statement. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should fully consider the effect of existing antifraud controls in mitigating the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud risks as part of future fraud risk assessments. (Recommendation 5)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should update the agency's fraud risk profile with information from elements of a fraud risk assessment process that align with the leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 6)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should develop, document, and communicate an antifraud strategy for its grant programs based on a fraud risk profile that aligns with leading practices for fraud risk management. (Recommendation 7)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should require grantees to take its fraud awareness training. (Recommendation 8)
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AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should include the benefits and costs of collecting data on volunteers and all subgrants as it explores the feasibility of antifraud data analytics. (Recommendation 9)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
AmeriCorps The Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps should include the anticipated effects of its systems modernization efforts as it explores the feasibility of antifraud data analytics. (Recommendation 10)
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Ukraine: DOD Should Improve Data for Both Defense Article Delivery and End-Use Monitoring

GAO-24-106289
Chelsa L. Kenney
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8 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should develop new or update existing written guidance to document the roles and responsibilities of the organizational entities established for its defense article delivery process in Ukraine. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should clarify the definition of delivery to be used to populate the DOD system of record for PDA. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should develop a process to regularly assess and improve the accuracy of the delivery data in the DOD system of record for PDA. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should assess the process used to track delivery of defense articles provided to Ukraine using USAI—including roles, responsibilities, and data systems—and take steps to remediate any identified challenges. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should develop a process to regularly assess and improve the accuracy of the delivery data for defense articles provided to Ukraine under USAI in established data systems. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should formally evaluate the modified EUM requirements and practices in Ukraine to ensure they are meeting program objectives and use the results of the assessment to update requirements for monitoring defense articles in a hostile environment, as appropriate. (Recommendation 6)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should instruct DSCA to develop a plan to track the status of routine EUM items provided under PDA in DOD data systems. (Recommendation 7)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should update current DSCA guidance for tracking potential end-use violations in a hostile environment to clarify which allegations of such violations should be recorded in its master repository. (Recommendation 8)
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Defense Contracting: DOD Should Encourage Greater Use of Existing Expertise to Review Indemnification Requests

GAO-24-106403
Shelby S. Oakley
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure the Principal Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting encourages contracting officials to consider the use of DCMA insurance reviews performed by its Contractor Insurance/Pension Review group when evaluating indemnification requests. (Recommendation 1)
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